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The “Know Your Neighbor” column, written by Linda Roy Cross, featured Pat Ballard, age 81. Having been born in a town called Paradise must have affected her outlook on life, because Pat found joy everywhere. When she was born, she said her parents received a gift of a pair of baby shoes that had “Pat” written on them. That friend always said that he named her. Wearing tennis shoes, purple kneelength shorts and a white embossed t-shirt that said, “Grandmas are God’s special gift to children,” Pat spoke of one humorous episode after another. “My favorite t-shirt says, ‘I don’t suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it.’”